Our Summer 2023 Outdoor Tour with fifteen performances taking place at nine venues around the UK commences on 2nd June.
With the exception of the Bury Theatre at Hurst these are all outdoor venues. Each is set in beautiful grounds with the stage set against a gorgeous backdrop. There is plenty of space to socially distance and guests are invited to bring chairs, tables and picnic blankets and choose the perfect spot to sit and enjoy the performance in small groups.
2023 Tour & Tickets
(more details of each venue follow this Tour listing)
Friday, 2 June 2023 Curtain TBC La Bohème Bury Theatre Chalkers Lane, Hurstpierpoint College, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9JS Tickets: Open dress rehearsal. Free. Please call 01444 443060 for more information.
Saturday, 10th June 2023 The Barber of Seville Trading Boundaries Nr Fletching, East Sussex TN22 3RB Tickets (including dinner): BOOK NOW Call 01825 790200 for a 10% discount for parties of six or more.
Sunday, 18 June 2023 6-30pm La Bohème Regents Park The Nannies Lawn, The Regent’s Park, London NW1 4NU Tickets: BOOK NOW Adult £40.00. Child 5 - 16 £10.00.
Friday, 23 June 2023 7-30pm La Bohème Ford Castle Ford, Berwick - upon - Tweed TD15 2PX Tickets: BOOK NOW Adult £40.00. Child 5 - 16 £20.00
Saturday, 24 June 2023 7-30pm La Traviata Ford Castle Ford, Berwick - upon - Tweed TD15 2PX Tickets: BOOK NOW Adult £40.00. Child 5 - 16 £20.00
Friday, 30 June 2023 7-00pm La Bohème The Bishop's Palace Wells, Somerset BA5 2PD Tickets: BOOK NOW Adult £40. Both Operas - £70 Under 16's £15
Saturday, 1 July 2023 7-00pm La Traviata The Bishop's Palace Wells, Somerset BA5 2PD Tickets: BOOK NOW Adult £40. Both Operas - £70 Under 16's £15
Saturday, 15 July 2023 Curtain TBC The Barber of Seville Shrewsbury Private birthday celebration
Friday, 21 July 2023 7-30pm La Bohème Borde Hill Gardens Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath RH16 1XP Tickets: BOOK NOW Adults £40, Couple £70, Child £17 Please note that prices will increase by £5 per ticket from 11th April.
Saturday, 22 July 2023 7-30pm La Traviata Borde Hill Gardens Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath RH16 1XP Tickets: BOOK NOW Adults £40, Couple £70, Child £17
Friday, 28 July 2023 7-30pm Tosca Rodmarton Manor Rodmarton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6PF Tickets: BOOK NOW Adult £35.00. Child 5 - 16 £10.00
Saturday, 29 July 2023 7-30pm La Bohème Rodmarton Manor Rodmarton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6PF Tickets: BOOK NOW Adult £35.00. Child 5 - 16 £10.00
Sunday, 6 August 2023 6-30pm The Barber of Seville Regents Park The Nannies Lawn, The Regent’s Park, London NW1 4NU Tickets: BOOK NOW Adult £40.00. Child 5 - 16 £10.00.
Friday, 18 August 2023 Curtain TBC La Traviata Albert Cottage York Avenue, East Cowes, PO32 6BD Tickets: BOOK NOW Albert Cottage Hotel 01983 299309 Adult £40.00. Child 5 - 16 £15.00
Saturday, 19 August 2023 Curtain TBC La Bohème Albert Cottage York Avenue, East Cowes, PO32 6BD Tickets: BOOK NOW Albert Cottage Hotel 01983 299309 Adult £40.00. Child 5 - 16 £15.00
2023 Tour Venues
Bury Theatre, West Sussex
Bury Theatre Friday, 2 June 2023 Curtain TBC La Bohème Chalkers Lane, Hurstpierpoint College, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex BN6 9JS Tickets: Open dress rehearsal. Free. Please call 01444 443060 for more information.
Bury Theatre, West Sussex
The New Bury Theatre at Hurst, designed by Burrell Foley Fischer, has won a Sussex Heritage Trust Award in the Public & Community Category. 2019 is the 21st year of the awards, which are designed to recognise and reward the highest quality conservation, restoration and good design of newly built projects while encouraging the use of traditional skills and crafts.
Trading Boundaries, East Sussex
Saturday, 10th June 2023 The Barber of Seville Nr Fletching, East Sussex TN22 3RB Tickets: BOOK NOW
Trading Boundaries, Nr Fletching
A stunning Grade II listed Coaching Inn provides the atmospheric surroundings for their intimate restaurant venue with just 120 dining capacity. What sets this venue apart is the fact that you will dine and experience the opera all around you. Imagine a wonderful fairy-lit venue being transformed into the setting for a balmy night in Seville, where we use the whole restaurant as the canvas to create the most magical of evenings.
Regents Park, London
Regents Park Sunday, 18 June 2023 6-30pm La Bohème The Nannies Lawn, The Regent’s Park, London NW1 4NU Tickets: Please use the PayPal buttons below to BOOK NOW. Adult £40.00. Child 5 - 16 £10.00.
PLEASE NOTE: from 5pm Wednesday 14 June, tickets will not be posted directly, but will be available for collection at the gate to Nannies Lawn.
Regents Park Sunday, 6 August 2023 6-30pm The Barber of Seville The Nannies Lawn, The Regent’s Park, London NW1 4NU Tickets: Please use the Paypal buttons below to BOOK NOW. Adult £40.00. Child 5 - 16 £10.00. No booking fee.
Regents Park, London
Ford Castle, Northumberland
Ford Castle Friday, 23 June 2023 7-30pm La Bohème Ford, Berwick - upon - Tweed TD15 2PX Tickets: BOOK NOW
Ford Castle Saturday, 24 June 2023 7-30pm La Traviata Ford, Berwick - upon - Tweed TD15 2PX Tickets: BOOK NOW
Ford Castle, Northumberland
Ford Castle is a Grade I listed medieval building sitting on a hillside in Ford & Etal Estates, North Northumberland. The castle dates from about 1278. It was taken by James IV of Scotland on the eve of the Battle of Flodden in 1513. The event will take place in the open-air courtyard with spectacular views across to the Cheviots. Please bring chairs, blankets and a picnic or treat yourself to something delicious provided by one of our local caterers.
The Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset
Friday, 30 June 2023 7-00pm La Bohème The Bishop's Palace Wells, Somerset BA5 2PD Tickets: BOOK NOW
Saturday, 1 July 2023 7-00pm La Traviata The Bishop's Palace Wells, Somerset BA5 2PD Tickets: BOOK NOW
The Bishop's Palace, Wells
Home to the Bishops of Bath and Wells for 800 years this stunning medieval palace is open for all to enjoy. Surrounded by a breathtaking moat with resident Mute swans, you can cross the Drawbridge to experience a true hidden gem in the heart of the City of Wells.
Borde Hill Garden, Sussex
Friday, 21 July 2023 7-30pm La Bohème Borde Hill Gardens Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath RH16 1XP Tickets: BOOK NOW
Saturday, 22 July 2023 7-30pm La Traviata Borde Hill Gardens Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath RH16 1XP Tickets: BOOK NOW
Borde Hill, Sussex
A beautiful Grade II English Heritage listed garden set in 200 acres of parkland with magnificent views in the High Weald. Nestled at the heart of the 35-acre garden and woodland is the Elizabethan house which is the magical backdrop of our opera performances.
Rodmarton Manor, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Friday, 28 July 2023 7-30pm Tosca Rodmarton Manor Rodmarton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6PF Tickets: please use the PayPal buttons below to BOOK NOW. Adult £35.00. Child 5 - 16 £10.00 No booking fee.
Saturday, 29 July 2023 7-30pm La Bohème Rodmarton Manor Rodmarton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6PF Tickets: please use the PayPal buttons below to BOOK NOW. Adult £35.00. Child 5 - 16 £10.00 No booking fee.
Information: Gates open at 6-30pm for you to enjoy the gardens before the performance. The performances take place on the circular lawn in front of the stunning backdrop of Rodmarton Manor. Performance times 7-30pm to approx 10-15pm with a 30 minute interval. Please bring a picnic, a rug and a chair for your comfort. These are always magical evenings at Rodmarton to enjoy with friends and family and tend to get sold out early so do not miss this fantastic opportunity to feast your eyes, ears and anything else on a glorious evening of outdoor opera from Opera Brava - Britain's leading outdoor touring opera company.
Rodmarton Manor, Cirencester
Our evening performances take place in front of the historic Rodmarton Manor in Gloucestershire. The stunning house is surrounded by 8 acres of garden which was designed originally as a series of outdoor rooms and remains still the same today.
The Secret Garden, Albert Cottage Hotel, Isle of Wight
Friday, 18 August 2023 Curtain TBC La Traviata Albert Cottage York Avenue, East Cowes, PO32 6BD Tickets: BOOK NOW
Saturday, 19 August 2023 Curtain TBC La Bohème Albert Cottage York Avenue, East Cowes, PO32 6BD Tickets: BOOK NOW
Prince Albert's Cottage, Isle of Wight
Prince Albert's Cottage was once part of Queen Victoria’s Osborne Estate. The Grade II listed building - set in two acres of gardens - is now a stylish hotel with picturesque private gardens with extensive patio and lawns.
